Limited Notice of an Application for Resource Consent
Under section 95B of the Resource Management Act 1991
Timaru District Council has received a resource consent application from Canterbury Regional Council for a Land Use Consent.
Resource Consent Application No: 102.2026.59.1
Application Type: Resource Consent for Land Use
Site Location: Aorangi Rd, Meadows Rd & Sheffield St (Global) Seadown Drain and Stopbank
Description of Application:
The Application is for a joint land use consent related to the realignment of the Seadown Main Drain, construction of a new coastal stopbank and a new inland flood protection bank, associated access tracks, maintenance benches, and retirement of the existing drain and stopbank and ecological restoration planting.
The application may be viewed as linked below or at the Customer Services Reception, Timaru District Council, 2 King George Place, Timaru. Environment Canterbury are receiving all submissions. If you wish to make a submission on the application your submission must be made in writing and emailed to consent.submissions@ecan.govt.nz. The statutory time period for submissions closes on Tuesday 27 October 2026 at 5pm.
Application Documents
- Seadown Drain and Stopbank Realignment - Resource Consent Application and Assessment of Enviromental Effects (pdf, 27.5 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 1 - Written approvals and statements of support (pdf, 4.8 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 2 - Coastal processes advice (pdf, 745.2 KB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 3 - Consents held by others (pdf, 1.5 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 4 - Statement from CRC compliance section regarding FBNZ stormwater discharge (pdf, 600.7 KB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 5 - Hydraulic modelling advice (pdf, 4.7 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 6 - Ecology assessment (pdf, 8.9 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 7 - Wetland assessment (pdf, 5.1 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 8 - Seadown drain minimum flow alternatives (pdf, 2.3 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 9 - Geotechnical factual report (pdf, 4.5 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 10 - Groundwater assessment (pdf, 22.6 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 11 - Detailed site investigation (pdf, 20.1 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 12 - TDC NESCS land use consent 102.2025.147.1 (pdf, 310.5 KB updated 23-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 13 - Design drawings (pdf, 17.7 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 14 - Revegetation concept (pdf, 6.9 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 15 - Rule assessment and consent requirement (pdf, 125.8 KB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 16 - Sediment report (pdf, 545.4 KB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 17 - Policy assessment (pdf, 241.5 KB updated 25-Sep-2026)
- Appendix 18 - Suggested conditions (pdf, 1.2 MB updated 25-Sep-2026)
Request for further information & responses
Notification & Supporting Documents
Last updated: 25 Sep 2026